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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people have gathered in the street?
(a) A huge crowd.
(b) Most of the city.
(c) Just a few.
(d) Hundreds.

2. What do Freda and Brenda use between them to divide the bed?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Filled laundry bags.
(c) Stacks of wood.
(d) A stack of books.

3. What does Freda invite Maria to do?
(a) Come over to play cards.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go out to dinner.
(d) Come over for tea.

4. How old is Brenda?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 44.
(d) 35.

5. Who does Freda talk to about Brenda?
(a) Vittorio.
(b) Rossi.
(c) Maria.
(d) Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Brenda worried about Freda?

2. How can Brenda be characterized?

3. What is located across the street from Freda and Brenda's apartment?

4. Whose funeral do Freda and Brenda watch?

5. Which of the following does Brenda NOT have in her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances that allow Brenda and Freda to get an afternoon off work?

2. What are Freda and Brenda doing as the story opens?

3. Who is Rossi and how does he behave toward Brenda?

4. What has Freda discussed with Rossi regarding Brenda?

5. How does Brenda react when Patrick comes to the apartment?

6. How are the differences in Freda and Brenda apparent as they watch the funeral from the window?

7. What embarrassing habit does Brenda have that annoys Freda?

8. Describe Brenda.

9. What are the circumstances surrounding the gunshot heard at the apartment?

10. What is the setting for THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING and who are the two characters first introduced?

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